Messaging International Plc
31 March 2006
Messaging International Plc / Market: AIM / Epic: MES / Sector: Technology
31 March 2006
Messaging International Plc ('Messaging International' or 'the Company')
Agreement with Israeli Mobile Operator Pelephone
TeleMessage, a subsidiary of Messaging International, the AIM traded provider of
innovative messaging services, has signed a contract with Israeli mobile
operator, Pelephone, to power a Mail2SMS service. The service enables Pelephone
subscribers to download a plug-in that integrates into Microsoft Outlook,
allowing them to send SMS messages as easily as sending and managing email.
Known as Mail2SMS and downloadable free of charge from Pelephone or TeleMessage
websites, the new service allows Pelephone mobile subscribers to sign-up with
their mobile number and send SMS to any mobile phone directly from their
Microsoft Outlook using established contact lists for both individuals and
groups. The SMS traffic will be charged to the mobile bill of the subscriber.
Yoav Harel, Products and Applications Division Director at Pelephone said:
'Pelephone offers its subscribers a variety of services, which enable them to
easily communicate wherever they are. The Mail2SMS service enables Pelephone
subscribers a very convenient method of sending SMSs from their PC and fits
extremely well into the overall content and product strategy that Pelephone
offers its subscribers.'
Messaging International CEO, Guy Levit said: 'We see the ability of sending
messages directly from the PC, integrating with Microsoft Outlook a natural
evolution of the SMS world. This will fuel additional growth in the SMS market
and simplify the creation of messages which are used to connect people. This
service will bring additional innovation to the growing SMS market. We believe
it is only the beginning of additional convergent PC and mobile services.'
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Contacts:
Guy Levit Messaging International Plc Tel: + 972 3 9225252
Isabel Crossley St Brides Media & Finance Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7242 4477
Notes
Messaging International Plc
Messaging International joined AIM in August 2005 with the objective of becoming
a leading provider in the rapidly growing multimedia messaging market. Its 100%
owned subsidiary, TeleMessage Ltd (www.telemessage.com), provides cross-platform
media messaging management systems and applications. These are designed to
enable PC, browser, mobile phone and wireline telephone users to send, receive
and manage voice messages, email, MMS, SMS, and IM across various media
platforms. It supports multiple languages, text to speech conversion, e-mail
notification, unlimited SMS length, and direct reply to MMS/SMS capabilities,
all illustrating the uniqueness of the service. The Company has a number of
contracts with major blue chip companies including Rogers Wireless, the largest
wireless provider in Canada.
Trademark note: Microsoft, Outlook and the Office logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
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